The awe of still being here when odds
ride shotgun on the sickle edge
but for one black ice spinout
one errant cell there, and
one more friend gone. But
with grace near, I
tender this
undone
end.
Nancy Noelke’s work has appeared in The Physician Executive, HR Magazine, Spirituality and Health Magazine, Global Advances in Health and Medicine, Coulee Region Women’s Magazine and Essential Inklings. Newly retired from a career in higher education and healthcare, Nancy is devoting more time to writing poetry, including a soon to be published chapbook.
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